The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index. The Eight Volumes Comprised in OneHickman and Hazzard. William Brown, printer, 1822 - 771 pages |
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Page 8
... whole people ; and perhaps it may appear upon examination , tha the most polite ages are the least virtuous . This may be attributed to the folly of admitting wit and For youth to keep their seats when an old man appear'd.learning as ...
... whole people ; and perhaps it may appear upon examination , tha the most polite ages are the least virtuous . This may be attributed to the folly of admitting wit and For youth to keep their seats when an old man appear'd.learning as ...
Page 10
... whole thread of my existence , not only that who compose this lawless assembly are masked part of it which I have already passed through , we dare not attack any of them in our way , lest but that which runs forward into all the depths ...
... whole thread of my existence , not only that who compose this lawless assembly are masked part of it which I have already passed through , we dare not attack any of them in our way , lest but that which runs forward into all the depths ...
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... whole bundle of letters in women's hands , ' SIR , that are full of blots and calumnies , insomuch , thatI AM at present so unfortunate , as to have nothing when I see the name Calia , Phillis , Pastora , or the to do but to mind my own ...
... whole bundle of letters in women's hands , ' SIR , that are full of blots and calumnies , insomuch , thatI AM at present so unfortunate , as to have nothing when I see the name Calia , Phillis , Pastora , or the to do but to mind my own ...
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... whole plays acted be- thought it very difficult to have carried on dialogues fore them , in a tongue which they did not under - after this manner without an interpreter between stand . the persons that conversed together ; but this was ...
... whole plays acted be- thought it very difficult to have carried on dialogues fore them , in a tongue which they did not under - after this manner without an interpreter between stand . the persons that conversed together ; but this was ...
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... whole transaction is performed with the eyes ; has the same advantage over his mistress , as he and the crime is no less than employing them in who has no regard for his own life has over his such a manner , as to divert the eyes of ...
... whole transaction is performed with the eyes ; has the same advantage over his mistress , as he and the crime is no less than employing them in who has no regard for his own life has over his such a manner , as to divert the eyes of ...
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